Sidney Crosby extended his points streak to 23 games with a goal and an assist, and Pascal Dupuis scored the decisive goal in the seventh round of a shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night in a Winter Classic preview.

Harrison will use money given him by fans to help pay his NFL fines to throw a Christmas party for needy children and their families. As Harrison accumulated $125,000 in fines for four different infractions, fans began sending him money to help pay them. Many were sent anonymously, so Harrison could not return them.

For eight years, the Pittsburgh tolerated Jeff Reed's off-field incidents and had no issues with his platinum-dyed hair and quirkiness. What they couldn't forgive were his misses. Reed, who began the season as one of the 10 most accurate kickers in NFL history but has been erratic all season, was cut Tuesday and replaced by former Redskins and Cowboys kicker Shaun Suisham.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have every reason to be excited about Ben Roethlisberger's return on Sunday. They're 3-1 despite playing without their starting quarterback or his backup. They've rediscovered their running game. They've had a weekend off to relax and get away from football for the first time since training camp started July 30.

The rival Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins will star in an HBO series centered around their showdown in the Winter Classic. The network and the NHL announced Thursday that four hour-long episodes of HBO's "24/7" franchise will air before and after the Jan. 1 game at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field.